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Peristaltic infusion pump and disposable cassette for use therewith

US4537561A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 1983
Grant dateAug 27, 1985
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/12
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved peristaltic infusion pump and disposable cassette for use therewith. The cassette includes a hollow conduit arrangement with a section of elastic tubing and adapted to pass intravenous fluids therethrough. The conduit is fixedly mounted in a rigid cassette wherein an intermediate section of the elastic tubing is free to move in a direction perpendicular to the base of the cassette. The infusion pump includes a pump cassette housing designed to properly align and support the cassette and encloses a pump rotor assembly designed to interface with the elastic tube of the cassette so as to generate a peristaltic force in the hollow conduit arrangement.

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